Modi Lines Up Middle-Power Talks Ahead of Trump Meeting at G7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will showcase India’s growing ties with middle powers at the Group of Seven summit in France before holding his first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump after a year of frostiness.

Modi is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with the leaders of Canada, the UK and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, according to Indian officials familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified as the details are private. While India and the UAE are not part of the G7, New Delhi has frequently been invited to the summit.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Geneva Airport, on June 16.

Photographer: Martial Trezzini/AFP/Getty Images

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